Rebecca J. Rosen

Rebecca J. Rosen is a senior associate editor at The Atlantic. She was previously an associate editor at The Wilson Quarterly, where she spearheaded the magazine's In Essence section.

What If NASA Could Figure Out the Math of a Workable Warp Drive?

What If NASA Could Figure Out the Math of a Workable Warp Drive?

A new line of research hopes to drastically reduce the amount of energy required for warping space-time, and get us to Alpha Centauri in just two weeks time. More »

Dizzy Hamsters, Cute Kids, and Chivalrous Strangers: The Internet's Best Videos for Warming Your Heart

Dizzy Hamsters, Cute Kids, and Chivalrous Strangers: The Internet's Best Videos for Warming Your Heart

A lively discussion on the social curation site, Reddit, has produced a list of videos that will cheer you up on this rainy day. More »

Moon Rocks From Apollo 11 Are Discovered in Minnesota National Guard Storage Area

Moon Rocks From Apollo 11 Are Discovered in Minnesota National Guard Storage Area

Most of the lunar rocks given away following the Apollo 11 and 17 missions have gone unaccounted for and periodically turn up in weird places. More »

Apple Patents Letters (JK JK)

Apple Patents Letters (JK JK)

The Washington Post's charming book critic goes after Apple for its aggressive patenting. More »

The Lamp That Tells You the Weather by Recreating It

The Lamp That Tells You the Weather by Recreating It

A concept light fixture called Nebula 12 will make clouds to match a stormy weather forecast. More »

How the Only American in Space Will Celebrate Thanksgiving

How the Only American in Space Will Celebrate Thanksgiving

On the one hand, he's got sad dehydrated sweet potatoes. On the other hand, he's got his two best cosmonaut pals. Also, he's in space! More »

The Onion's Pitch-Perfect Parody of Social Media 'Gurus'

The Onion's Pitch-Perfect Parody of Social Media 'Gurus'

"Using your brains to think of an idea and your skills to implement it? That's the old model." More »

The Mannequins Will Be Watching You

The Mannequins Will Be Watching You

For reasons that are not exactly rational, cameras mounted on a wall just seem orders of magnitude less creepy than those inside the eyes of mannequins. More »

Snooki's Facebook Fans Were More Likely to Say They Voted Than Mitt Romney's

Snooki's Facebook Fans Were More Likely to Say They Voted Than Mitt Romney's

Those who "liked" the Republican candidate were not enthusiastic voters. More »

Don't Believe the Legend: You Wouldn't Want to Eat a Month-Old Twinkie

Don't Believe the Legend: You Wouldn't Want to Eat a Month-Old Twinkie

If you want food to last you, you'll have to look elsewhere. More »

And, Voila, Something That Will Finally Stop Your Crazy Uncle From Sending You More Cracked Forwards

And, Voila, Something That Will Finally Stop Your Crazy Uncle From Sending You More Cracked Forwards

And just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday! More »

Google: 'Government Surveillance Is on the Rise'

Google: 'Government Surveillance Is on the Rise'

It's not just Petraeus. Google is seeing ever greater efforts by governments to monitor citizens' online activity. More »

Watch This Year's Only Total Solar Eclipse Stream Live Here

Watch This Year's Only Total Solar Eclipse Stream Live Here

Beginning a bit after 2 p.m. EST today, the moon will pass between the sun and the Earth, but you'll need an online stream to see it unless you are in northern Australia. More »

The Places Where America's Drones Are Striking, Now on Instagram

The Places Where America's Drones Are Striking, Now on Instagram

The rural pockets of Yemen, Somalia, and Pakistan have never felt so close and so far away. More »

The Wright Brothers' Famous 1903 Flying Machine Patent Is Missing

The Wright Brothers' Famous 1903 Flying Machine Patent Is Missing

Federal agents are searching for the patent, which no one is known to have seen since around 1980. More »

Vote for Darwin! Write-In Campaign for the Dead Scientist Garners Him 4,000 Votes

Vote for Darwin! Write-In Campaign for the Dead Scientist Garners Him 4,000 Votes

In protest of their creationist congressional representative, voters in Athens-Clark County, Georgia, threw their weight behind the father of evolutionary biology. More »

Did Facebook Give Democrats the Upper Hand?

Did Facebook Give Democrats the Upper Hand?

Upending predictions, young voters made a strong showing at the polls. Did they go because "everybody's doing it," as they saw on Facebook? More »

New Jersey's Vote-by-Email Meltdown

New Jersey's Vote-by-Email Meltdown

The state has decided to extend email voting for those displaced by the storm until Friday, after too many people have been unable to submit their ballots. More »

Beware: Posting a Picture of Your Marked Ballot to Facebook May Be Illegal

Beware: Posting a Picture of Your Marked Ballot to Facebook May Be Illegal

Want to share your vote with the world? Don't do it by photo unless you are sure of the laws in your state. More »

8 Soothing Nature Videos to Get You Through Election Day

8 Soothing Nature Videos to Get You Through Election Day

Prepare to be soothed. More »

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